Cash and package carrier apparatus



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S. W. BARR. CASH AND PACKAGE CARRIER APPARATUS. N0. 490,533. 7 PatentedJan. 24, -1893.

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CASH AND PACKAGE CARRIER APPARATUS.

Patented Jan. 24, 1893.

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SAMUEL W. BARR, OF MANSFIELD, OHIO.

CASH AND PACKAGE CARRIER APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 490,533, dated January24, 1893.

A pplication filed August 4, 1 892.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL W. BARR, a

citizen of Mansfield, in the county of Richland and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Cash and Package CarrierApparatus; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in cash and package carriers,theobject being to so construct an apparatus such as employs a basket forcarrying goods, that the attachment and detachment of the basket to andfrom the car can be easily, quickly and efficiently effected.

A further object is to provide simple and efficient means formaintaining the hooks for receiving the basket, in proper position.

A further object is to so improve the construction of cash and packagecarrier apparatus that shall be simple and easy to operate and whichshall be effectual in the performance of its functions.

With these objects in view the invention consists in certain novelfeatures of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts ashereinafter set forth and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a side view of my improvedapparatus, showing the attachment of the car and basket at the clerksstation. Fig. 2 is a plan view. Figs. 3, 4, 5, 6 7, 8 and 9 are detailviews.

A represents a foot piece which is preferably bifurcated to produce twoarms a, a. At the junction of the two arms comprising the foot piece, asocket piece a projects upwardly for the reception of a rod, whereby tosupport the apparatus from the ceiling of the room in which it islocated. A11 ear 1) proj ects from the foot piece at its rear end forthe reception of a brace rod 19, having an interposed turn-buckle bwhereby to regulate the tension of the track wires attached to theapparatus as hereinafter described.

Lugs or ears 0 project downwardly from the foot piece A, and betweensaid lugs a lever 13 is pivoted,an operating cord 01 being Serial No.442,183. (No model.)

connected with the rear end of said lever and to the free end of saidcord a handle cl is attached. A clip 6 is attached to the forward end ofthe lever B and has secured to it, one end of the main track wire 0, aspreading wire 0 being secured to a clip 6 attached to the lever B atthe opposite side of its pivotal connection, preferably at a point inproximity to the rear end of said lever as shown in Fig. 1.

Projecting from the upper edge of the lever B in proximity to theforward end thereof, are perforated bosses f, f, for the recep tion of arod or bar f, which carries, at a point between its ends, ear orenlargement). Springs f are coiled about the rod or bar f and bear attheir inner ends against the ear or enlargement f and at their outerends, respectively against the bosses f, f. A bail g is attached at itsends to the ear or enlargement f and projects forwardly beyond theforward end of the lever B. The cross bar of the bail g is preferablyprovided with an elastic sleeve 9' and is adapted to be enga ed by ahook it projecting from the car'D,eacl1 end of the car being providedwith such a hook.

Pivotally connected at their rear ends to the arms of the foot piece A,are arms E one on each side, each having an enlarged or weighted forwardend E. The weighted arms E are supported at points between their ends bymeans of rods '0' secured to the arms a of the foot piece A, said rodsor bars passing through elongated slots t" in the arms E, whereby toafiord a proper amount of play when said arms E are vibrated. Eachweighted head E of the arms E, is made with a perforation j throughwhich the shanks j of hooks F, are adapted to pass, the free end of eachof said hooks being preferably bent to produce an inclined face jwhereby to insure the engagement of the basket therewith.

Mounted in suitable brackets at the ends of the arms a of the foot pieceA, are wheels or pulleys l, 2,over which ropes or cords 3 pass, saidropes or cords being attached to the hooks F. The two ropes or cords 3are preferably connected together at 4. and provided with handles 5, 6.Instead of two handles 5, 6, a single handle may be employed if desired.

By means of the ropes or cords 3 and the handle or handles attachedthereto, the hooks may be raised from the counter to the weighted armsE, carrying with them the basket 11, as shown in Fig. 1. Then the partsare in the positions shown in Fig. 1, the hooks F will be maintained inthe proper position to receive a basket when it arrives on the track, bymeans of the weighted arms E.

Pivotally connected to the car D and depending therefrom, is a fork orbracket G, which comprises two depending arms G, which, at their lowerends are curved outwardly as clearly shown in Fig. 7, and two laterallyprojecting arms G at the upper ends of the arms G. From the ends of thearms G lugs 7t project in an upward direction and receive the lower endsof coiled springs Z,the upper ends of said spring being inserted insockets Z in the car frame. From this construction and arrangement ofparts it will be seen that when the hail of the basket H strikes thefork or bracket G, the latter will yield and thus serve as a cushion forthe basket.

Each arm G of the bracket or fork G is recessed. In the recess of one ofthe arms G and in proximity to the lower end thereof, is a block or restm. In the recess of the other arm G at a point more elevated than theblock or rest m, is a rest or block m, preferably having an inclinedinner edge. Above the block or rest m is located an angular block orplate m and the purpose of these blocks will presently appear. The rods0?. carried by the basket H are inserted in sockets in the free ends ofthe curved arms 0 of a yoke I and retained therein by means of setscrews 0. The yoke I is provided at its center with a recess 0 andprojecting from each face of the yoke at opposite sides of the recess 0are wings or guides 0 Pivotally connected in the recess 0, is a dog J,having a pointed end 19, a heel 1) and a hook 19 said dog being soconstructed and pivoted as to remain normally disposed at an angle ofabout forty-five degrees as shown in Figs. 5 and 7. eration of this dogis the purpose of the blocks on, m, m above alluded to.

From the construction and arrangement of parts as above described itwill be seen that the yoke I constitutes a part of the bail of thebasket; that it will be held to the car by the dog J (in a mannerpresently explained); and that the yoke is at right angles to the carand track. Vhen the basket is raised by the hooks F in the manner aboveexplained to attach it to the car, the portion of the yoke I betweenguides 0 0 enters between the forks G G. The point p of the dog Jprojects far enough to one side as shown in the drawings to strike thelower face of the web or block m. This rocks the dog on its axis as thebail ascends and in this way the opposite end 1) of the dog is made tojust escape the Web or block m. As the end 19 passes the web on Theopthe other end 1) follows the inner face of the web or block m. Whenthis end leaves the block the end 19 enters the angular bar m This formsa stop for the upward movement of the bail. The operator then releaseshis grasp on the handle or handles, the dog J dropping across the spacebetween the forks and resting upon the webs m and m. In this way thebail and its weight are supported until it is desired to again lower thebasket. Then the operator pulls downward again on the handle or handles.With this movement the weight of the end 1) is suificient to keep thatend of the dog down upon the block or web m until the bail is raised asfar as it will go when the end 1) of the dog is removed from block orWeb m. Now by lowering the bail no obstructions are presented for thedog to strike and the bail passes freely from between the jaws. In thisway the load is lowered.

The apparatus is simple in construction, easy to operate and effectualin the performance of its functions.

Having fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a package carrier apparatus, the combination with a car andabasket, of a fork or bracket pivotally connected to the car, a yokecarried by the basket, a dog carried by the yoke, and blocks carried bythe fork or bracket and adapted to be engaged by said dog, whereby saiddog is manipulated and locked to the fork or bracket,substantially asset forth.

2. In a package carrier apparatus, the combination with a car and abasket, of a fork or bracket connected to the car, a yoke carried by thebasket, a dog carried by the yoke and so constructed and supported as tobe normally disposed in an inclined position, and blocks carried by thefork or bracket and adapted to be engaged by said dog, whereby said dogis manipulated and locked to or unlocked from the fork or basket,substantially as set forth.

3. In a package carrier apparatus, the combination with a car and abasket, of afork or bracket connected to said car, each arm of said forkor bracket being made with an elongated slot or opening, blocks locatedin said slots or openings and a dog carried by the yoke and adapted toengage said blocks and be operated by them to lock the yoke to or unlockit from said fork or bracket, substantially as set forth.

4. In a package carrier apparatus, the combination with a car and abasket, of a fork or bracket attached to the car and provided in eacharm with slots or openings, a block in the slot or opening of one arm ofthe fork or bracket in proximity to the lower end thereof, a block inthe slot of the other arm located at a higher elevation than the blockin the slot or opening of the other arm and an angle block or platelocated in proximity to the upin the sockets of the yoke, substantiallyas per end of the slot or opening in one of said set forth. 7

arms, and a dog carried by said yoke and In testimony whereof I havesigned this adapted to engage and be operated by said specification inthe presence of two subscrib- 5 blockls, substantially as set forth. ingwitnesses.

5. n a package carrier apparatus, the com- 1 bination with a basket andwires, of a yoke SAMUEL BARR having sockets in the ends of its arms forthe Witnesses: reception of the wires forming the bail of the R. B.MAGILL,

IO basket and set screws for securing said wires SAMUEL MARRIOTT.

